JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI: The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Mississippi First a $19.3 million, five-year Charter Schools Program grant to grow high-quality public charter schools in Mississippi. Charter schools are free, public, and open to all students in an eligible grade who reside in an eligible geography. The Charter Schools Program (CSP) is a competitive,…
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Corinth-Alcorn-Prentiss Early Learning Collaborative The Corinth Alcorn Prentiss Early Learning Collaborative has six sites: Alcorn Central Elementary School, Biggersville Elementary School, Corinth Elementary School, Corinth Head Start, Kossuth Elementary School, and Thrasher Elementary School. It has served 2,483 four-year-olds since its founding in 2014. Number of Classrooms in ELC 13 Students Served in 2022-2023 250…
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Clarke County Early Learning Partnership The Clarke County Early Learning Partnership has two sites: Manual Goff Head Start and Quitman Lower Elementary School. It has served 745 four-year-olds since its founding in 2014. Number of Classrooms in ELC 5 Students Served in 2022-2023 100 Number of Sites in ELC 2 “We are focused on building…
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Greenwood LefloreEarly Learning Collaborative The Greenwood Leflore Early Learning Collaborative has four sites: Greenwood Head Start, Threadgill Primary School, Leflore County Elementary School, and Claudine Brown Elementary School. It has served 130 four-year-olds since its founding in 2017. Number of Classrooms in ELC 9 Students Served in 2022-2023 135 Number of Sites in ELC 4…
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Tallahatchie Early Learning Collaborative The Tallahatchie Early Learning Collaborative has three sites: Charleston Elementary School, Eva Covington Head Start, and West Tallahatchie Head Start. It has served 1,142 four-year-olds since its founding in 2014. Number of Classrooms in ELC 5 Students Served in 2022-2023 100 Number of Sites in ELC 3 “Prior to Tallahatchie County…
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Petal Early Learning Collaborative The Petal Early Learning Collaborative has two sites: CH Johnson Head Start and Petal Primary School. It has served 580 four-year-olds since its founding in 2014. Number of Classrooms in ELC 4 Students Served in 2022-2023 80 Number of Sites in ELC 2 “This is one of the only ways to…
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Editor’s Note: This blog post is a part of a new ongoing series of posts dedicated to K-12 education policy in Mississippi. *** By Grace Breazeale I K-12 Policy Associate Among the challenges complicating Mississippi’s progress toward achieving its long-term education goals may be an unusually high rate of teacher turnover in the very subjects…
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